From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On April 26, 2000 at approximately 6AM, as the pilot was REPOSITIONINGN402ET from where it was parked on float plane drive to delta air cargo via float plane drive thru lake Hood strip taxiway. As he turned into the taxiway he struck the right wing tip on a runway sign which was sticking up higher than the wing tip. Airport runway sign has been lowered on April 27 by airport personnel to accommdate lowing multiengine airplanes to compelete their turn.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON APRIL 26, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 6AM, AS THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONINGN402ET FROM WHERE IT WAS PARKED ON FLOAT PLANE DRIVE TO DELTA AIR CARGO VIA FLOAT PLANE DRIVE THRU LAKE HOOD STRIP TAXIWAY. AS HE TURNED INTO THE TAXIWAY HE STRUCK THE RIGHT WING TIP ON A RUNWAY SIGN WHICH WAS STICKING UP HIGHER THAN THE WING TIP. AIRPORT RUNWAY SIGN HAS BEEN LOWERED ON APRIL 27 BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO ACCOMMDATE LOWING MULTIENGINE AIRPLANES TO COMPELETE THEIR TURN.
Other reports on N402ET · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.